Creon Flashcards
Creon has recently come to power
“as i am next in kin to the dead, i now possess the throne and all its powers”
Creon’s description of Polynices’ unburied body
left “for the birds…
left unburied “for the birds and dogs to tear” - reflects what Antigone has said earlier however he uses the image to say it is a good thing unlike Antigone
In Creon’s argument with the sentry, his tyrannical tendencies come out
“If you don’t find….
“If you don’t find the man who buried that corpse”
he threatens to “string you up alive and wring the immorality out of you”
Sentry on Creon
“Its terrible when the one…
“It’ s terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong” - Sentry on Creon, proleptic of the future
Creon’s extreme threats
“those threats of yours…
“those threats of yours burning down out necks”
Creon during the Agon repeats ‘you’
Demonstrative, quick to point fingers (reminds us of Oedipus)
Hypocritical creon, he brings up family when arguing with Haemon
“What wounds cut….
“What wound cuts deeper than a loved one turned against you?”
He casts judgement without consultation
“I accuse her…..
“I accuse her sister of an equal pair in scheming this” - tyrannical
Haemon on Creon:
“Single-minded…
“single-minded, self-involved, or assume the world is wrong and you are right” Heamon to Creon
Haemon contrasts to Creon - presents reason against creon’s ignorance
Creon: “the city is…
“the city is the kings-that’s the law”
